Saturday, September 15
Rain or Shine

11:00am – 5:00pm

FREE

Marking its 15th anniversary, Arts on Foot is a one-day, multimedia Festival that kicks off the fall arts season in Downtown DC’s Penn Quarter. Incorporating visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, and creative cuisine, it’s an interactive celebration the whole family will enjoy. With a lively outdoor street festival as its centerpiece, Arts on Foot also invites you to explore the neighborhood’s museums, theaters, galleries, cultural organizations, and shops. From traditional classics to cutting edge, Arts on Foot offers something for the arts and food lover in everyone!

• Browse the diverse works of 70 local artisans in the juried Art Market
• Sample fine cuisine from more than 30 of Penn Quarter’s top restaurants
• Taste international wines at the new World Market® Wine Tent
• Watch DC’s premier chefs demonstrate their culinary talents
• Participate in cool, hands-on arts and crafts activities in the Cultural Corridor
• Enjoy an eclectic blend of live local entertainment on the Music Stage

Neighborhood Showcase
Pennsylvania Avenue to L Street, NW, 4th and 14th Streets, NW
Metro: Metro Center, Federal Triangle, Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center, Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter, or Judiciary Sq.

More than 45 neighborhood venues, performing companies, and neighborhood businesses and organizations host free activities and exhibits.

• attend preview events and tour the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall, Washington’s brand new, state-of-the-art performance center
• Catch dance and theater performances from improv to belly dance, stage combat to musical theater, comedy to satire
• See multiple film screenings, view special exhibits
• Participate in demonstrations, classes and workshops
• Take guided neighborhood and backstage tours for rarely-seen theater experiences
• Go jam on new musical instruments or listen to the music
  

Participants
Arts on Foot is an event enthusiastically embraced by the whole community. Be sure to check out these participating organizations and businesses offering arts-related programming or fine cuisine all day, and in most cases, all year long!

Outdoor Street Festival  
Art Market of 70+ Artists
Cultural Organizations
Canadian Embassy • DC Shorts Film Festival • Ford’s Theatre • Goethe-Institut • Koshland Science Museum • National Archives • National Building Museum • National Cherry Blossom Festival • National Museum of Women in the Arts • National Portrait Gallery • Prison Arts Foundation • Shakespeare Theatre Company • Textile Museum • The Theatre Lab • Utrecht Art Supplies • Washington Improv Theatre • Washington Stage Guild • Washington Youth Choir • Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Food/Dining
701 Restaurant • Acadiana • Aria Trattoria • Austin Grill • Butterfield 9 •The Capital Grille • Ceiba • Charlie Palmer's Steak • Chef Geoff’s Downtown • Clyde’s of Gallery Place • Cowgirl Creamery • D’Acqua • District ChopHouse & Brewery • Finemondo • Finn & Porter • Gordon Biersch • IndeBleu • Jaleo • La Tasca • McCormick & Schmick’s • Occidental • Oceanaire Seafood Room • Old Ebbitt Grill • PS7's • Oya • Oyamel • Poste Brasserie • Rasika • Ristorante Luigino • Ristorante Tosca • Rosa Mexicano • TenPenh • Zengo

World Market Wine Tent
Bodega Cantena Zapata • Bodegas Toso • Fabre Montmayou • Icon Estates • Santa Carolina • World Market Private Label • Click Wine Group

Neighborhood Showcase
Art Galleries
Carroll Square Gallery • Civilian Art Projects • Edison Gallery • Touchstone Gallery • Zenith Alternative Artspace • Zenith Gallery

Museums
Bead Museum • National Building Museum • National Gallery of Art • National Portrait Gallery • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Organizations & Venues
American Immigration Law Center • Canadian Embassy • Cultural Tourism DC • DC Shorts Film Festival • Flashpoint • Goethe-Institut • Historical Society of Washington DC • Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library • National Archives • National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial Fund • National Music Center • Navy Memorial Heritage Center • Prison Arts Foundation • Sol y Soul • Sahara Dance • TICKETplace • Washington Convention Center

Shops & Businesses
Apartment Zero • Artifactory • Aveda Institute DC • Motophoto Penn Quarter • Olsson’s Books & Records • Pavilion at the Old Post Office • Pua • Utrecht Art Supplies • Weschler’s Auctioneers

Theaters & Theater Companies
Capital Fringe Festival • National Theatre • Shakespeare Theatre Company • The Theatre Lab • Warner Theatre • Warehouse Theater • Washington Improv Theater • Woolly Mammoth Theatre

And Friends of Penn Quarter
Blue Judy Trio • Maida Withers Dance Construction Company • WPA\Corcoran